Man Claims He Will Stop Satan Near Estherville
Thomas Higgins of Carbondale Pennsylvania says the hand of Providence appointed him to chase and destroy Satan in Emmet county near the Des Moines river. Police have escorted him from Estherville city limits three times, but he returns claiming to have seen the devil building a fire without matches. Higgins, described as a professional hobo with possible mental illness, will be sent to Iowa City or Cherokee for treatment.
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Satan
Estherville
Emmet County
Des Moines
Thomas Higgins
Carbondale
Higgins
Hand of Providence
Tral
Fallen Angel
Iowa City
Cherokee
Hunters Kill Two Young Prairie Wolves Near Lost Island
Near Lost Island lake in Palo Alto county residents reported wolves seen often. About forty hunters surrounded a cornfield and fired on two two-thirds grown wolves weighing about 20 pounds each. A full grown wolf escaped as the pack was driven from the swamp.
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Lost Island Lake
Palo Alto
Lost Island Swamp
Marathon bridge thrills Cherokee county women in Iowa
Four Cherokee county women Mrs. Henry Siehl Mrs. Harry Lamoreaux Mrs. Robert Leeds and Mrs. Anthony Paschell staged a 24 hour contract bridge marathon in Four Cherokee Iowa. They rested 15 minutes each hour for the first 18 hours then played straight through amid fatigue and few errors while contending for a prize.
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Iowa
Cherokee
Cherokee County
Henry Siehl
Harry Lamoreaux
Robert Leeds
Anthony Paschell
Trader Faints as Wheat Prices Plunge in Fort Dodge
A Webster County speculator with a large wheat stash fainted in a Fort Dodge grain office as prices tumbled. The blackboard showed a drop of four more cents during resuscitation, and a nearby trader quipped to make room for himself.
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Fort Dodge
Webster County
Corning youths arrested in big craps game recall old days
A report from Corning in Adams County recalls a recent arrest of several youths at a large craps game. A. L. Gauthier reflects that old times when courts dealt with Sunday gambling returns, noting past headlines about arrests of diverse men.
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Corning
Adams County
A. L. Gauthier
Mr. Gauthier
Hull
Nub Calkins
Thief Trades Jack for Wheel In Osceola County Farm Incident
Elmer Pohlman of Melvin area found an uninvited visitor had swapped his auto wheel for a jack. Ground marks show the thief lifted the front axle with the jack, removed a wheel, and drove off on his own wheel, leaving the jack behind. Pohlman alerted authorities after noting the tire match and the altered vehicle.
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Elmer Pohlman
Melvin
Osceola County
Pohlman
Lightning Storm Damages Homes and Farm Livestock
A severe electrical storm caused repeated lightning strikes injuring property and animals. U S Wathall house chimney and roof damaged, radios destroyed. An elm tree bark stripped. An electric transformer burned. A Watts farm barn struck. Cows owned by Francis Turner and M. Whipple killed by lightning.
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Corning
Adams County
U.S
Wathall
Electric Light Company
Ike Watts
Francis Turner
M. Whipple
Dogs Cause Death of Mare Chased by Stray Dogs
A 1600 pound black mare owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Sellman near Sibley Osceola county died after plunging through a barbed wire fence chased by dogs. Barking was heard about 2 am and farm hands found the animal dead. Fright caused the horse to crash into the fence and gashes at the throat led to fatal bleeding.
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Elizabeth Sellman
Sibley
Osceola County
Tarzan-like youths cause Woodsman scare near country club
A Sac City report described a band of half naked youths cavorting in nearby woods. Deputy James Cafferty searched alone and found the group reproducing Tarzan cries while stripped to trunks.
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Country Club
Sac City
Sac County
James Cafferty
Jake Victims Bite Back After Siren Prank
Clarence and John Golla of Estherville Emmet county were driving from Emmetsburg Palo Alto county when Johns siren confused three boys in another car. The trio stopped to confront them. The Gollas returned to their car and left laughing. They were summoned to justice court in Emmetsburg and fined 30.80 dollars each for assault. John removed the siren from his car.
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Clarence
John Qolla
Estherville
Emmet County
Emmetsburg
Palo Alto
John
Golla
Justice Court
Peddlers Fined In DeWitt Clinton County
DeWitt officers arrested six peddlers in one day. Four from Dubuque were fined for selling without city peddler licenses. Two more were fined for selling cosmetics without licenses. with no money to pay, they left their sample cases behind until they can redeem them.
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DeWitt
Clinton County
Dubuque
DeWittoes
Bull Intervenes in Hartley Kittenball Game
In Hartley Iowa a lively kittenball game was interrupted by a bull entering the field. The bull was declared winner as players and spectators fled the scene. The owner arrived late and prevented cancellation, with the pitcher’s box seized in a show of defiance.
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Hartley
O'Brien
Mysterious Insect Found at Knoxville Veterans Hospital Grounds
Howard Daily reports Howard Daily employee at the Knoxville veterans hospital in Marion County found an unknown insect on hospital grounds. Several specimens have appeared in the area. The creature resembles a crawfish head with a grasshopper body and was sent to Iowa State College at Ames for identification.
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Howard Daily
Veterans’ Hospital
Knoxville
Marion County
M. L. Curtis
State College
Ames
Pickpockets Strike During Haugen Funeral in Northwood
During the funeral of Gilbert N. Haugen in a Northwood church Worth county Iowa pickpockets stole from mourners in the aisle. Sums ranged from a few dollars to 80 dollars with several wallets later found discarded in an outdoor toilet.
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Gilbert N. Haugen
Iowa
Northwood
Worth County
Beanstalk Reaches 13 Feet At Meriden
A growing beanstalk between two houses in Meriden Cherokee county has reached 13 feet. The vine climbs a Q post and a fishpole at the top. recent picks fed 13 people across three meals including families of five six and two. The plant continues to grow attracting attention.
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Meriden
Cherokee County
Q& Post
State University student impersonates officer
Alfred Swett a State University of Iowa student halted a car to flash a fake license stunt. The driver turned out to be Benton County Sheriff who advised him to clear the matter at a future meeting. Swett was released on bond and must appear later on a charge of impersonating an officer.
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Alfred Swett
State University of Iowa
Swett
Benton County
Fair Premiums Won By Many Exhibitors
Long list of prize winners at the fair with names of exhibitors, items, placements, and prize amounts. Winners include Mrs. Joe Hosch Ground, Mrs. Herman Hahn, Mrs. Olin Howie, Constance Naylor, and many others across canned goods, pickles, jams, fruits, vegetables, baked goods, crafts, and displays. The page documents numerous first and second places with cash awards ranging from 5c to 1.00.
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Joe Hosch
Herman Hahn
Olin Howie
Constance Naylor
John Liddy
Rudolph Oltman
Jake Paulsen
Esther Prull
Health
William Roller
Zinnias
Art Skelley
Frances Steck
Esther Reuter
Elfrieda Oltman
Edna Bohlken
Roberta Clark
Jean Ann Liddy
Elfrieda Burrichter
Angel
Marie Paulsen
Geneva Loomis
Jo Royden
Jean Royden
Maxine Andrews
Margaret Hayes
Muriel Hanssen
Lucille Bartels
Clare Adams
Leona Taylor
Mildred Behrends
Angel Food
Evelyn Courtney
Catton
Amy Zirkelback
Jones County
Iowa
Evelyn Monk
Mary Hanson
Rosemary
Local Church Services and Sermon Notes Listing
A dense church services notice lists Catholic, Methodist, Lutheran, Reformed, Congregational, Presbyterian and Lutheran venues in Prairieburg with pastors and service times. It includes Mass schedules, confessions, Sunday schools, devotion times, sermon topics, and upcoming festival and event details across multiple congregations.
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church German Entertainment Night
The Wayne Zion Lutheran church invites the community to a love German entertainment next Sunday night with two or three dialogues old-tune songs and instrumental music. English and German services Sunday morning at 10 30 with a dinner at 12 and a missionary program at 1 30.
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Armin H. Tendick
Christian Endeavor
A. G. Fischer
Wheatland
Ladies’ Aid
Rudy Winkler
S. G. Gutensohn
St. John's Ev
Paul T. Gutknecht
Dubuque
Martin Russert
Wil
St. John's Church
Aim
Wayne Zion Lutheran Church
Castle Grove Lutheran
G. Woll
Castles Grove Lutheran Church
Epidemic Encephalitis of Present Interest
Public health notes on epidemic encephalitis outbreaks in July and August in St Louis. While over 200 cases were reported, few individuals suffer actual attacks. the disease is not new and has historical descriptions dating back to Vienna. Early symptoms include fever, GI distress, and nervous system signs such as headache and neck stiffness.
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St. Louis
State Department of Health
Towa
Vienna
Europe
Epidemic Encephalitis Cases Prompt Isolation Plans
A public health bulletin describes epidemic encephalitis as a rare viral disease akin to, yet distinct from, infantile paralysis. In Iowa nine cases have been reported in 1938. a major outbreak risk is noted with a three week isolation period and thorough home screening to curb spread during summer.
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Iowa
United States Public Health Service
Too Much of a Good Thing Sioux City Stock Record
The radio is an wonderful thing but who wants to hear it squawking during all its waking hours in Sioux City Stock Record.
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Sioux City
Pianos Tuned By Gene Byers In Local Ad
Gene Byers offers piano tuning services with Krakauer pianos. Contact tel 126 for tuning by a sales agent listed in the local notice.
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Gene Byers
Krakauer Pianos
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Bull
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Lems
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Ruth Anne Zirkleback
Wilma Behrends
Cleo Reuter
Helena Calkins
Edwin Andrews
Helen Jolly
Lou Schlemme
Verna Loomis
Agnes Gearhart
Catherine Rose McCrea
J. M. DuBois
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Anna M. Egger
Dorothy Hogg
Nora Wilson
Mary Harms
Elbert
Saraphine Schweitzer
Cusha
Ist
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Lyman Fraser
Mary Sanford
Anna Fortney
Mary Stadtmueller
Anna York
Emily Williams
Clara Severn
John Zimmerman
Jace
Tom George—Child
C. Fothergill
Fred Fifield
Mayme Harrs
F. J. Lane
Mary Coxsee
L. A. Iverson
George Plueger
Fred Reuter
Dora Brucks
George Guyan
Maxine Poppe
John Hiller
Orvin Yeoman
Stuart Stett
Harold Yeoman
Tommy McDaniel
Elmer Schlemmer
Wayne No
Helen Lieneman
Otto Steuri
Lewis Burrichter
Gladys Ireland
Dean Zirkleback
Ada Egger
Fern Lightfoot
United States
Dorothy M. Kurt
Virginia Cigrand
Katherine Lecher
Rosaline Kuriger
Anne DuMont
Wilma Holmes
Elizabeth Redmond
Clarence Hosford
Lovell
Emil Prull
Howard Zirkleback
Scotch Grove
Hazel Eby
John Zirkleback
Mary Schoon
U. S
Lester Monk
Gertrude Prult
Sacred Heart School
Rose McCrea
Genevieve O’rourke
Hattie Egger
Merle Jacobson
Fred Ehlis
Raphael Rollinger
Herbert Adix
Arthur Husmann
Eileen Wolfe
Dale Adams
Health Magazine
Ruth Adams
Edgar A
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Prairieburg
Stephen J. Kucera
Sacred Heart Catholic Church
N. Sycamore Street
A. L. Lorenz
Methodist Episcopal
Wmn
J. Macaulay
Jesus
St. Matthew's Luthocray
H. L. Adix
Luther League
Henry Freese
Luther Hall
Presbyterian
Wm. J. Gresshelmn
Presbyterian Ladies Aid
Ruth Schweitzer
Wayne Zion Lutheran
J. Wills
Dred
Dollar
Vice Smarter Selling Ideas
Monticello
Black Hawk Hotel
St. Paul, Minn
Saint Paul
Saint Paul’s Teading Hotel
T. H. Hoffman
Mgr
Kay’s Drug Store
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